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ADR Template System

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Architecture Decision Records system with templates, status tracking, context linking, and searchable decision history.

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architecture-decision-records/ ├── LICENSE ├── README.md ├── databases/ │ ├── decision_categories.csv │ ├── decisions.csv │ ├── review_log.csv │ └── stakeholders.csv ├── docs/ │ ├── CUSTOMIZATION.md │ └── IMPORT-GUIDE.md ├── formulas/ │ └── FORMULAS.md ├── free-sample.zip ├── guide/ │ ├── 01_customization.md │ └── 02_import-guide.md ├── index.html ├── pages/ │ ├── adr-index.md │ ├── decision-review-process.md │ └── how-to-write-an-adr.md └── templates/ ├── adr-template.md ├── decision-review-template.md └── lightweight-decision-record.md

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ADR Template System — Notion Template System

By Notion Developer Pro | $19

A complete Architecture Decision Records system for engineering teams. Document technical decisions with full context, track their status over time, link related decisions together, and build a searchable history that prevents rehashing settled debates.

What's Inside

Databases (CSV → Notion Import)

DatabasePurpose
DecisionsMaster ADR log with status, context, decision, consequences, and metadata
Decision CategoriesTaxonomy of decision areas (infrastructure, API design, security, etc.)
StakeholdersPeople involved in or affected by architectural decisions
Review LogDecision review history — when decisions were revisited and what changed

Pages & Dashboards

PagePurpose
ADR IndexSearchable decision history with filters by status, category, and date
How to Write an ADRTeam guide for writing effective architecture decision records
Decision Review ProcessWhen and how to revisit past decisions

Reusable Templates

TemplatePurpose
Full ADR TemplateComplete architecture decision record with all sections
Lightweight Decision RecordShorter format for smaller decisions that still need documentation
Decision Review TemplateTemplate for revisiting and evaluating past decisions

Formulas Reference

All Notion formulas documented in formulas/FORMULAS.md.

Features

  • Structured ADR Format — Based on Michael Nygard's original ADR format, adapted for Notion with additional metadata
  • Status Lifecycle — Proposed → Accepted → Superseded → Deprecated → Rejected
  • Category Taxonomy — Organize decisions by architectural domain for easy filtering
  • Context Linking — Link related decisions together to show how choices influence each other
  • Stakeholder Tracking — Who proposed, approved, and is affected by each decision
  • Review Scheduling — Automatic reminders to revisit decisions after 6 or 12 months
  • Searchable History — Full-text search across all decisions to answer "did we already decide this?"
  • Consequence Tracking — Document expected and actual consequences of each decision

Quick Start

1. Import CSVs from databases/ in this order:

  • decision_categories.csv
  • stakeholders.csv
  • decisions.csv
  • review_log.csv

2. Set up relations between databases (see Import Guide)

3. Create pages from pages/

4. Apply formulas from formulas/FORMULAS.md

... continues with setup instructions, usage examples, and more.

📄 Content Sample templates/adr-template.md

Architecture Decision Record Template

Use this template for significant architectural decisions. Copy this page into the Decisions database as a new entry.

ADR-[NNN]: [Title — Verb + Object + Context]

Status: Proposed

Date Proposed: [YYYY-MM-DD]

Date Decided: [Pending]

Proposed By: [Your name]

Category: [Data Storage / API Design / Infrastructure / Architecture / Security / Development Process / Observability / Frontend / Testing / Data Pipeline]

Tags: [relevant, searchable, tags]

Context

[Describe the situation that motivates this decision. What problem are we facing? What constraints exist? Who is affected?]

[Write for a reader who has no context about your project. Include enough background that someone joining the team in 2 years would understand why this decision mattered.]

Current State

[What's the current situation? What's working and what isn't?]

Constraints

  • [Technical constraints]
  • [Business constraints]
  • [Time constraints]
  • [Team constraints]

Requirements

  • [Must have]
  • [Should have]
  • [Nice to have]

Options Considered

Option 1: [Name]

Description: [Brief description of this option]

ProsCons
[Benefit 1][Drawback 1]
[Benefit 2][Drawback 2]

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